aspentosh, I guess I'm not following because our county did it by semester and were very upfront that changing couldn't be guaranteed once you selected. So if you went for virtual for the spring semester that was it. You would not be converted to hybrid unless you contacted the principal and they were able to accommodate adding a student into a classroom since the teachers/classes are completely different.
I didn't realize that some systems were allowing more fluidity. I feel like that would be a lot to figure out.
We just found out last night that apparently our previously 16 student class is now 19. Poor kiddo is a lot closer together than we originally thought. One brightside to COVID was enrollment was down so classes were actually a good size and not crowded. I guess it creeped up for spring with more converting from virtual.
aspentosh , I guess I'm not following because our county did it by semester and were very upfront that changing couldn't be guaranteed once you selected. So if you went for virtual for the spring semester that was it. You would not be converted to hybrid unless you contacted the principal and they were able to accommodate adding a student into a classroom since the teachers/classes are completely different.
I didn't realize that some systems were allowing more fluidity. I feel like that would be a lot to figure out.
We just found out last night that apparently our previously 16 student class is now 19. Poor kiddo is a lot closer together than we originally thought. One brightside to COVID was enrollment was down so classes were actually a good size and not crowded. I guess it creeped up for spring with more converting from virtual.
Our district has complete fluidity and the major downside to this is that now the virtual classes have as few as 5 kids while the on campus classes are overcrowded. I can see why a district would not allow changes, if the switch to hybrid was based on the number of people expected to be on campus.
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RE: School drop-off car line.
If your child is old enough to go to kindergarten (neurodivergent and mobility issues excepted), they are old enough to get out of the car by themselves without your help. Stay in your car, and keep the line moving.
My kid has always been able to get out of the car on his own, but there is nothing more stressful than when he used to refuse (randomly) and then we’d be holding the whole line up.
redheadk, ssmjlm, there isn't fluidity. We knew when we chose that our decision would be binding for the semester. My issue comes in that the options presented were two. First was 100% virtual with one day asynchronous and four days synchronous. The other was 3 days asynchronous and two days in person. Never did they discuss the possibility of anything else. I know for a fact that there were people that had to choose 100% virtual because of child care concerns and schedules. If they knew that it was possible to move to four days a week of in person I think a lot of people would have chosen differently.
I ultimately get why they are making us keep our decisions from November, but it feels like they are willingly leaving behind a large contingent of kids by doing this without re-polling the parents.
aspentosh, oh I see. Yeah ours always had 3-4 options laid out starting in August, so we knew there was a possibility of changes to the hybrid schedule based on numbers.
I was surprised that they went to 4 days on campus right before spring break, so we'll see how long it lasts.
aspentosh, I guess I'm not following because our county did it by semester and were very upfront that changing couldn't be guaranteed once you selected. So if you went for virtual for the spring semester that was it. You would not be converted to hybrid unless you contacted the principal and they were able to accommodate adding a student into a classroom since the teachers/classes are completely different.
I didn't realize that some systems were allowing more fluidity. I feel like that would be a lot to figure out.
We just found out last night that apparently our previously 16 student class is now 19. Poor kiddo is a lot closer together than we originally thought. One brightside to COVID was enrollment was down so classes were actually a good size and not crowded. I guess it creeped up for spring with more converting from virtual.
We have 15-16 kids right now (DS1 is hybrid 50%, five days). When they go back to full day in 2 weeks there will be 32 kids in his Kindergarten class 😳🥲
hermione our district released the new virtual school info (they have to start a new virtual school from scratch based on a new state law) on April 1st and people have to decide by April 16th.
and a lot of people doing virtual this year seem to assume kids will still be masking in the fall and I think they are kidding themselves. The county mask mandate is only good til end of this month and each month it will be harder to extend as our numbers keep dropping. No way will the public schools require masks when the community is so vocally against it. It's a mess.
hermione our district released the new virtual school info (they have to start a new virtual school from scratch based on a new state law) on April 1st and people have to decide by April 16th.
and a lot of people doing virtual this year seem to assume kids will still be masking in the fall and I think they are kidding themselves. The county mask mandate is only good til end of this month and each month it will be harder to extend as our numbers keep dropping. No way will the public schools require masks when the community is so vocally against it. It's a mess.
There is a big uproar about the mask policy in our district right now. The Texas governor dropped the mask mandate a month ago but most school districts said they will not be changing their policies (thankfully!). However, last week our superintendent was at a function with other area superintendents sans mask. People are big mad about the hypocrisy and showed up at the board meeting yesterday to complain. I am really curious what will happen next year. I don't see how they can drop the mask mandate until CDC guidelines change/all kids are able to get the vaccine but I bet they make it very, very loose. Like wear masks in the hallways only or something. School starts again in 4 months so I am sure they are busy planning.
The evolution of this school year has been interesting. Q1: Everything is on a chromebook. Very little paper assignments. Everything is 6 ft apart or more. Q2: Most things go back to paper assignments (which I support--young kids need to physically write!) Still 6 ft apart. Q3: Group work is back. 3 ft. apart. Q4: School like 2019 but in masks. Board games after state testing, fun run next week, modified field day next month, and an end of year class party that parents can attend (to be held outside masked).
I assume next year will look fully like 2019. It's very strange considering some schools in the country still aren't even back full time.
hermione our district released the new virtual school info (they have to start a new virtual school from scratch based on a new state law) on April 1st and people have to decide by April 16th.
and a lot of people doing virtual this year seem to assume kids will still be masking in the fall and I think they are kidding themselves. The county mask mandate is only good til end of this month and each month it will be harder to extend as our numbers keep dropping. No way will the public schools require masks when the community is so vocally against it. It's a mess.
I got a call today that there will be another enrollment period in early August. Michigan has the highest rates of COVID in the country right now. I can’t even fathom schools not requiring masks in the fall. I just keep hoping Fauci is being overly conservative on the timeline of the vaccine for younger kids.